Whats Up about WhatsApp

Whatsapp is an application that allows you to chat with your friends, share files i.e videos and pics etc anywhere, anytime as long as you are able to connect to the internet on ur mobile device. It unites symbian, bb, androids and iphones into 1 chat platform which gives it a wide chat range. I concider it the best app so far. Now i have observed that alot of users have problems enjoying this app and i have come up with some simple solutions to help you get the best out of whatsapp. The 1st issue users encounter is the Overheating of phone:- This is usually caused by the continual connectivity of the app to the internet. Whatsapp uses the internet and therefore needs to stay connected for the user to get his chat messages on the go. As a result, most phones get hot and loose battery life fast. The best way solution to this, is to deactivate 3G connectivity on the phone. this will reduce the battery consumption rate by almost 70%. Take note that deactivatin 3G does nt necessarily slow down ur phone download speed significantly. The major advantage 3G connectivity has over EDGE is efficiency while streaming videos. So if u dont find yourself streaming videos often, you may not be loosing out on much. Deactivating 3G varies from phone to phone. But a common step is as follows: menu>settings>connectivity>network>change network mode from dual or UMTS to GSM. The 2nd issue i find that users encounter is credit deduction. This could also be attributed to the fact that whatsapp keeps your phone connected to the internet 24hrs hence the credit lose. I recommend subscribing to a data plan, Prefarebly a monthy data plan. it usually goes for N1000 for 100mb of data usable for 30 days.on GLO using the gloflat settings you get 150mb for 1000 Naira, On the MTN network u can subscribe by texting 106 to 131. On the ETISALAT network, u can subscribe to 100mb data at N1000 by dailing *229*2*1# you get an additional 60mb of data monthly for Free when recharge at least N200 weekly (i.e 15mb weekly). 100mb is sufficient for browsing on ur phone for 1mnth (if properly managed). Although i use the airtel 1Gb bundle on my N8. Subscribing to any of the plans above is cost effective as it gives you a mobile internet experience that competes with the likes of blackberries and androids: social networking, mails and messaging services, application downloads etc